{image_1}This year, our Poll results once again pointed to a downtrend, although this time many of the 200-plus sommeliers who responded tied that trend to changing demographics in their dining rooms. In our follow-up interviews, wine directors described the challenges of serving two distinct audiences—the older Boomer...Read Full Story

The spread of the novel coronavirus has caused organizers to postpone trade shows around the world. In an effort to slow the rate of infection and ensure that hospital systems are not inundated with new cases, large gatherings and public events are being postponed and cancelled. Here is a...Read Full Story

The Institute of Masters of Wine announced seven newly minted Masters of Wine today, bringing the total worldwide to 396. Two hail from the US: Vanessa Conlin, a former professional opera singer who now works for Wine Access in Napa; and Curtis Mann, the director of wine and spirits for...Read Full Story

More than 500 members of our greater LA Wine & Spirits community will gather at The Unique Space in Downtown LA’s Arts District on Sunday, May 17th, 2020.
WSLA Drink + Eat brings the pages of the Wine & Spirits...Read Full Story

Pour yourself a glass and grab a wine book to pore over as you warm up by the fire this winter! Here are our recommendations from our December issue:
Great Wine Families: A Journey through Europe, by Fiona Morrison, MW
(Académie du Vin Library, 2019; $39)
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Attention book lovers: The shortlists for the André Simon Food & Drink Book Awards have been announced. Named for a former wine shipper and writer who was central to the English wine trade in the first half of the 1900s, the awards have been given since 1978. This year’s wine-book...Read Full Story